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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Wait List
13294	POLI 57 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Democratic Governance in Contemporary Latin America	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	JONATHAN HARTLYN	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	19/24 (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: This seminar explores challenges in democratic governance in contemporary Latin America. With important regional variations, the exercise of state power reflects historical continuities of corruption, patronage politics, and other abuses of state resources. There are also demands for accountability and transparency across the region and more independent judiciaries. 3 units.
13295	POLI 59 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Revolution, America in 1776 and France in 1789	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Matthew Weidenfeld	Murphey Hall-Rm 0112	23/24 (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: We examine the political theory of revolution at two dramatic moments in history: The American Revolution and The French Revolution. This course is throws students into New York City in 1775 and Paris in 1791 by recreating and engaging with the ideas and arguments of these times through two, role-immersive simulations. 3 units.
10197	POLI 63 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Social Movements and Political Protest and Violence	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Pamela Conover	TBA	Seats filled (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: Unconventional collective political behavior: mass movements, riots, demonstrations, revolts, and revolution. 3 units.
10479	POLI 75 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Thinking about Law	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Charles SZYPSZAK	Carolina Hall-Rm 0213	Seats filled (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: This seminar explores the notion of a rule of law, statutory and case law, legal analysis, and the realities of the adversarial system and legal practice. Students will be engaged in analytical thinking and expression through classroom discussion, analytical papers, and examinations. 3 units.
13296	POLI 77 - 001 Immigrants and Refugees in World Politics	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Niklaus Steiner	Murphey Hall-Rm 0112	22/24 (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: This class focuses on two different types of global migrants, immigrants and refugees, and explores why these two groups move out of their countries and how they are treated by receiving countries. Immigrants and refugees have traditionally been thought of as politically, legally, and ethically different from each other and this class explores these differences, but it also explores the many ways that they are similar. 3 units.
11517	POLI 89 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	ROBERT JENKINS	Murphey Hall-Rm 0112	Seats filled (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
14111	POLI 89 - 002 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	MICHAEL GERHARDT	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0317	23/24 (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
1694	POLI 100 - 001 American Democracy in Changing Times	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Marc Hetherington	Global Education, F-Rm 1015	237/240 (240 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 3 units.
13332	POLI 100 - 600 American Democracy in Changing Times	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Connor Choate	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0118	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
1695	POLI 100 - 601 American Democracy in Changing Times	We 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Emily Ommundsen	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0423	18/19 (19 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
1696	POLI 100 - 602 American Democracy in Changing Times	Th 2:00PM - 2:50PM	Connor Choate	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1370	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
1697	POLI 100 - 603 American Democracy in Changing Times	Th 3:30PM - 4:20PM	Connor Choate	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0106	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
1698	POLI 100 - 604 American Democracy in Changing Times	We 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Emily Ommundsen	Carolina Hall-Rm 0104	20/21 (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
5644	POLI 100 - 605 American Democracy in Changing Times	Th 12:30PM - 1:20PM	Emily Ommundsen	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0107	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
5322	POLI 100 - 606 American Democracy in Changing Times	We 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Allen Wilson	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
11547	POLI 100 - 607 American Democracy in Changing Times	We 4:40PM - 5:30PM	Megan Blackwood	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0107	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
5645	POLI 100 - 608 American Democracy in Changing Times	Th 11:00AM - 11:50AM	Allen Wilson	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0107	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
13333	POLI 100 - 609 American Democracy in Changing Times	Th 9:30AM - 10:20AM	Allen Wilson	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
13334	POLI 100 - 610 American Democracy in Changing Times	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Megan Blackwood	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0107	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
11548	POLI 100 - 611 American Democracy in Changing Times	We 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Megan Blackwood	Carolina Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 0 units.
13314	POLI 100H - 001 American Democracy in Changing Times	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	JASON ROBERTS	Graham Memorial-Rm 0038	Seats filled (24 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Why do Americans love democracy, but hate politics? Why are there only two political parties? Why do voters hate, yet respond to negative campaigning? This course will introduce students to politics in the United States, addressing these and many more questions about how American democracy works. 3 units.
4163	POLI 130 - 001 Introduction to Comparative Politics	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Ashley Anderson	Stone Center-Rm 0103	239/240 (240 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 3 units.
11537	POLI 130 - 01F Introduction to Comparative Politics	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Ashley Anderson	Phillips Hall-Rm 0328	34/35 (35 total)	Seats filled
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 3 units.
4162	POLI 130 - 600 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Isabella Randle	Mitchell Hall-Rm 121A	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4164	POLI 130 - 601 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Th 2:00PM - 2:50PM	Ranko Vranic	Hanes Hall-Rm 0107	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4165	POLI 130 - 602 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Fr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Ranko Vranic	Dey Hall-Rm 0204	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4166	POLI 130 - 603 Introduction to Comparative Politics	We 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Michelle Corea	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0107	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4167	POLI 130 - 604 Introduction to Comparative Politics	We 4:40PM - 5:30PM	Michelle Corea	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0106	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4168	POLI 130 - 605 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Th 12:30PM - 1:20PM	Eric Parajon	Carolina Hall-Rm 0213	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4169	POLI 130 - 606 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Ranko Vranic	Murphey Hall-Rm 0202	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4170	POLI 130 - 607 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Th 3:30PM - 4:20PM	Eric Parajon	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4171	POLI 130 - 608 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Th 2:00PM - 2:50PM	Eric Parajon	Murphey Hall-Rm 0111	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4172	POLI 130 - 609 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Th 2:00PM - 2:50PM	Michelle Corea	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0106	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4173	POLI 130 - 610 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Th 3:30PM - 4:20PM	Isabella Randle	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0452	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
4174	POLI 130 - 611 Introduction to Comparative Politics	Th 5:00PM - 5:50PM	Isabella Randle	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0118	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course examines the diversity of political arrangements in societies across the globe. 0 units.
1693	POLI 150 - 001 International Relations and Global Politics	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:00AM	NAVIN BAPAT	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0121	Seats filled (220 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 3 units.
14958	POLI 150 - 002 International Relations and Global Politics	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Steven Saroka	Murphey Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 3 units.
1701	POLI 150 - 600 International Relations and Global Politics	Th 2:00PM - 2:50PM	Olawale Ajiboye	Graham Memorial-Rm 0213	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
1702	POLI 150 - 601 International Relations and Global Politics	Th 3:30PM - 4:20PM	Seowon Oh	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1373	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
1703	POLI 150 - 602 International Relations and Global Politics	Th 5:00PM - 5:50PM	Olawale Ajiboye	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0116	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
1704	POLI 150 - 603 International Relations and Global Politics	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Madeleine Austin	Graham Memorial-Rm 0210	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
1705	POLI 150 - 604 International Relations and Global Politics	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Madeleine Austin	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
1706	POLI 150 - 605 International Relations and Global Politics	Th 2:00PM - 2:50PM	Ezio Wang	Dey Hall-Rm 0208	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
2778	POLI 150 - 606 International Relations and Global Politics	We 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Seowon Oh	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0103	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
5625	POLI 150 - 607 International Relations and Global Politics	We 4:40PM - 5:30PM	Olawale Ajiboye	Tate-Turner-Kuralt -Rm 0113	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
9272	POLI 150 - 608 International Relations and Global Politics	Th 5:00PM - 5:50PM	Seowon Oh	Murray Hall-Rm G201	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
9273	POLI 150 - 609 International Relations and Global Politics	Th 11:00AM - 11:50AM	To be Announced	Tate-Turner-Kuralt -Rm 0114	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
9274	POLI 150 - 610 International Relations and Global Politics	Fr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Madeleine Austin	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0103	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
9275	POLI 150 - 611 International Relations and Global Politics	Th 3:30PM - 4:20PM	Ezio Wang	Dey Hall-Rm 0301	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An introduction to the study of political and economic relations in the international system. Topics covered include international conflict, trade, global finance, international institutions, civil war, and human rights. 0 units.
13297	POLI 201 - 001 Politics of Bureaucracy	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Mary Kroeger	Phillips Hall-Rm 0247	Seats filled (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Problems of the public service; internal dynamics of public organizations; acquisition and allocation of public funds; the roles of bureaucracy in relation to public policy, clients, the citizenry, and society. 3 units.
15061	POLI 201 - 002 Politics of Bureaucracy	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Alexander Love	Gardner Hall-Rm 0309	43/45 (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Problems of the public service; internal dynamics of public organizations; acquisition and allocation of public funds; the roles of bureaucracy in relation to public policy, clients, the citizenry, and society. 3 units.
14851	POLI 202 - 001 The United States Supreme Court	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	ISAAC UNAH	Peabody Hall-Rm 3050	44/45 (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examination of the process of policy making on the Supreme Court. Focuses upon the selection of justices, factors affecting the court's decision making, and the impact of its policies. 3 units.
3178	POLI 208 - 001 Political Parties and Elections	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Marc Hetherington	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	Seats filled (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An analysis of the dynamics of party alignment and realignment and of nomination and election to public office in American national government. 3 units.
15078	POLI 208 - 002 Political Parties and Elections	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Brian Brew	New West-Rm 0219	44/45 (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An analysis of the dynamics of party alignment and realignment and of nomination and election to public office in American national government. 3 units.
16243	POLI 209 - 002 Analyzing Public Opinion	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Tyler Steelman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	77/85 (85 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A study of forces affecting public opinion and its expression in various political activities. Emphasis on gathering and analyzing opinion data. Course may be taught in the computer classroom. 3 units.
2632	POLI 210 - 001 Global Issues and Globalization	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Carmen Huerta-Bapat	Global Education, F-Rm 1015	31/32 (32 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 3 units.
2633	POLI 210 - 601 Global Issues and Globalization	Fr 10:10AM - 11:10AM	Katelyn Shadowens	Global Education, F-Rm 1009	Seats filled (4 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 0 units.
12157	POLI 210 - 602 Global Issues and Globalization	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Sophia Brown	Global Education, F-Rm 3024	Seats filled (4 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 0 units.
12158	POLI 210 - 603 Global Issues and Globalization	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Ella Mccalip	Murphey Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (4 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 0 units.
12159	POLI 210 - 604 Global Issues and Globalization	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Jordyn Cooper	Woollen Gym-Rm 0302	Seats filled (4 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 0 units.
12160	POLI 210 - 605 Global Issues and Globalization	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Sophia Brown	Global Education, F-Rm 3024	Seats filled (4 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 0 units.
12161	POLI 210 - 606 Global Issues and Globalization	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Jordyn Cooper	Mitchell Hall-Rm 0009	Seats filled (4 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 0 units.
12162	POLI 210 - 607 Global Issues and Globalization	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Katelyn Shadowens	Global Education, F-Rm 1009	3/4 (4 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 0 units.
12163	POLI 210 - 608 Global Issues and Globalization	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Ella Mccalip	Global Education, F-Rm 3024	Seats filled (4 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of international social, political, and cultural patterns in selected societies of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, stressing comparative analysis of conflicts and change in different historical contexts. LAC recitation sections offered in French, German, and Spanish. 0 units.
4478	POLI 215 - 001 Political Psychology: An Introduction	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	DONALD SEARING	Dey Hall-Rm 0206	28/45 (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Findings of the behavioral sciences are examined as they relate to politics. Includes such issues as human nature, community, political socialization, alienation, mass movements, belief systems, and personality. 3 units.
5626	POLI 217 - 001 Women and Politics	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Pamela Conover	TBA	34/35 (35 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A comparison of men and women as political actors at the mass and elite level in America. Topics considered include the "gender gap," the women's movement, abortion, and the Equal Rights Amendment. 3 units.
2920	POLI 239 - 001 Introduction to European Government	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Brian Overington	New West-Rm 0219	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A treatment of the political institutions and processes of western European democracies, with special attention to France, Germany, England, and Italy. 3 units.
15059	POLI 241 - 001 Comparative Political Behavior	MoWe 4:40PM - 5:55PM	Martin Naunov	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	36/45 (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Political behavior is the study of attitudes, ideology, and engagement with the government. Why are some individuals more likely than others to support specific policies? How do we understand the connection between voters and political parties? What makes an individual more likely to vote? When and where are broad social movements, wars, rebellions and revolutions most likely to occur? Comparative political behavior studies how these phenomena operate across different institutional and cultural environments. 3 units.
13316	POLI 252 - 001 International Organizations and Global Issues	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Tyler Pratt	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	38/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines international organizations and their relationships with and impact upon international politics, international law, and selected global issues. 3 units.
13298	POLI 255 - 001 International Migration and Citizenship Today	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Niklaus Steiner	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	42/45 (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This class explores the moral, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of international migration. It is discussion-based and tackles such thorny questions as: Do we have an obligation to let poor people into our rich country? What constitutes persecution? How do foreigners affect national identity? How should citizenship be allocated? 3 units.
5662	POLI 255H - 001 International Migration and Citizenship Today	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Junghyun Lim	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	Seats filled (26 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This class explores the moral, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of international migration. It is discussion-based and tackles such thorny questions as: Do we have an obligation to let poor people into our rich country? What constitutes persecution? How do foreigners affect national identity? How should citizenship be allocated? 3 units.
2905	POLI 272 - 001 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Logan Mitchell	Peabody Hall-Rm 2060	Seats filled (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An analysis of ethical issues that arise in peace, war, and defense, e.g., the legitimacy of states, just war theory, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction. 3 units.
13664	POLI 272 - 002 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Frank Wu	Caldwell Hall-Rm 0105	Seats filled (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An analysis of ethical issues that arise in peace, war, and defense, e.g., the legitimacy of states, just war theory, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction. 3 units.
15005	POLI 272 - 003 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Begum Icelliler	Peabody Hall-Rm 3050	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An analysis of ethical issues that arise in peace, war, and defense, e.g., the legitimacy of states, just war theory, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction. 3 units.
14961	POLI 276 - 001 Major Issues in Political Theory	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Yi-Hsuan Huang	Fetzer Hall-Rm 0104	42/44 (44 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An examination of major issues in political thought, including equality; obedience; violence and nonviolence; justice; forms of social, economic, and political life; liberty; and human nature and politics. 3 units.
3377	POLI 281 - 001 Data in Politics I: An Introduction	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Junghyun Lim	Phillips Hall-Rm 0208	Seats filled (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The Information Revolution has had a transformative effect on business, journalism, law, policy, and more. This course illustrates the breadth of ways in which data can help solve important social problems and increases students' comfort handling and analyzing data themselves. Students leave with a foundation for acquiring more advanced techniques. 3 units.
5130	POLI 281 - 002 Data in Politics I: An Introduction	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Lucy Martin	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm G010	44/45 (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The Information Revolution has had a transformative effect on business, journalism, law, policy, and more. This course illustrates the breadth of ways in which data can help solve important social problems and increases students' comfort handling and analyzing data themselves. Students leave with a foundation for acquiring more advanced techniques. 3 units.
11518	POLI 281 - 003 Data in Politics I: An Introduction	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Lucy Martin	Phillips Hall-Rm 0206	Seats filled (45 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The Information Revolution has had a transformative effect on business, journalism, law, policy, and more. This course illustrates the breadth of ways in which data can help solve important social problems and increases students' comfort handling and analyzing data themselves. Students leave with a foundation for acquiring more advanced techniques. 3 units.
15002	POLI 281 - 004 Data in Politics I: An Introduction	MoWe 4:40PM - 5:55PM	Silviya Nitsova	Gardner Hall-Rm 0308	42/43 (43 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The Information Revolution has had a transformative effect on business, journalism, law, policy, and more. This course illustrates the breadth of ways in which data can help solve important social problems and increases students' comfort handling and analyzing data themselves. Students leave with a foundation for acquiring more advanced techniques. 3 units.
16095	POLI 281 - 005 Data in Politics I: An Introduction	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Colin Case	Woollen Gym-Rm 0302	31/34 (34 total)	Seats filled
Description: The Information Revolution has had a transformative effect on business, journalism, law, policy, and more. This course illustrates the breadth of ways in which data can help solve important social problems and increases students' comfort handling and analyzing data themselves. Students leave with a foundation for acquiring more advanced techniques. 3 units.
13317	POLI 287 - 001 Strategy and International Relations	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	STEPHEN GENT	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	Seats filled (44 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to the study of strategic decision making in international relations, with an emphasis on the application of basic game theoretic models. Incorporates in-class simulations of international relations scenarios. 3 units.
13300	POLI 381 - 001 Data in Politics II: Frontiers and Applications	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	TIMOTHY RYAN	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0452	Seats filled (33 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, POLI 281. New approaches to data analysis are having a transformative effect on business, journalism, law, and policy - to name just a few sectors. This course is for students who have a basic familiarity working with social science data. It uses this foundation to teach more advanced ways to think about inference and uncertainty, with an emphasis on cutting-edge techniques and applications to real world problems. 3 units.
2253	POLI 384 - 001 Gateway to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Simone Gubler	Caldwell Hall-Rm 0103	Seats filled (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: One course in economics strongly recommended. This interdisciplinary gateway course provides an introduction to subjects and quantitative techniques used to analyze problems in philosophy, political science, and economics. 3 units.
4940	POLI 384 - 002 Gateway to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Simone Gubler	Murphey Hall-Rm 0204	4/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: One course in economics strongly recommended. This interdisciplinary gateway course provides an introduction to subjects and quantitative techniques used to analyze problems in philosophy, political science, and economics. 3 units.
13469	POLI 384 - 003 Gateway to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Erik Zhang	Caldwell Hall-Rm 0105	Seats filled (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: One course in economics strongly recommended. This interdisciplinary gateway course provides an introduction to subjects and quantitative techniques used to analyze problems in philosophy, political science, and economics. 3 units.
13301	POLI 406 - 001 State Governments: Laboratories of Democracy	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Mary Kroeger	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0302	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, POLI 100 or 101. Advanced topics in state government and politics, including political behavior and processes, governmental institutions, public policies. Emphasis on how states serve as the laboratories of democracy in a federal system. 3 units.
13302	POLI 410 - 001 The Constitution of the United States	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	KEVIN MCGUIRE	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A study of the fundamental principles of constitutional interpretation and practice in the United States by means of lectures, textbooks, and cases. Emphasis will be on the political context surrounding and the impact following Supreme Court decisions. 3 units.
3376	POLI 411 - 001 Civil Liberties under the Constitution	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	KEVIN MCGUIRE	Murphey Hall-Rm 0112	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An analysis of the complex political problems created by the expansion of protection for individual liberties in the United States. Emphasis will be on contemporary problems with some supplemental historical background. 3 units.
13303	POLI 411 - 002 Civil Liberties under the Constitution	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	ISAAC UNAH	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An analysis of the complex political problems created by the expansion of protection for individual liberties in the United States. Emphasis will be on contemporary problems with some supplemental historical background. 3 units.
11521	POLI 412 - 001 United States National Elections	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Suzanne Globetti	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Course studies United States presidential and congressional elections. Emphasis on individual vote, changing party strengths, and the relation of outcomes to policy. 3 units.
5314	POLI 432 - 001 Tolerance in Liberal States	We 12:20PM - 3:10PM	DONALD SEARING	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	26/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course will compare the theory and practice of tolerance in the United States and Europe, with particular attention to Great Britain and France. 3 units.
4942	POLI 434 - 001 Politics of Mexico	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	CECILIA MARTINEZ-GALLARDO	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0215	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course provides a survey of 20th-century politics in Mexico, including the construction of the single-party regime under the PRI and the political and economic changes in the second half of the century that marked the end of the one-party regime and inaugurated a new era of political competition. 3 units.
13304	POLI 435 - 001 Democracy and Development in Latin America	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	JONATHAN HARTLYN	Murphey Hall-Rm 0112	26/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The analysis of central issues of democracy and development in Latin America. 3 units.
5621	POLI 438 - 001 Democracy and International Institutions in an Undivided Europe	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	MILADA VACHUDOVA	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0304	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Explores the collapse of communist rule in 1989 and the reaction of international institutions to the challenges of democratization, economic transition, ethnic conflict, and European integration in an undivided Europe. 3 units.
13305	POLI 442 - 001 International Political Economy	MoWe 10:00AM - 11:15AM	CAMERON BALLARD-ROSA	Murphey Hall-Rm 0112	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, ECON 101 and POLI 150. Theories of international political economy, major trends in international economic relations, selected contemporary policy issues. 3 units.
9271	POLI 447 - 001 Immigrant Integration in Contemporary Western Europe	We 2:30PM - 5:00PM	Niklaus Steiner	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0452	29/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Immigrant integration has been one of the most intense political issues in Western Europe in recent decades. The extent to which these immigrants have successfully integrated is a hot topic of debate across Europe, and there is no consensus about the best way to promote integration. This course explores these debates. 3 units.
11525	POLI 457 - 001 International Conflict Processes	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	STEPHEN GENT	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Analysis of international conflict and the causal mechanisms that drive or prevent conflict. Emphasis is on the conditions and processes of conflict and cooperation between nations. 3 units.
13315	POLI 469H - 001 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	ROBERT JENKINS	Murphey Hall-Rm 0112	18/19 (19 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Focuses on ethnic and political conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and efforts by the international community to end conflict and promote peace and reconstruction. 3 units.
13306	POLI 475 - 001 Environmental Political Theory	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Susan Bickford	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0452	24/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course brings the tools and techniques of political theory to bear on contemporary environmental challenges. Students will examine different conceptions of nature and of human-nature relations, investigate arguments about the moral and political status of nonhuman others, think about the role of individual responsibility in addressing climate change, and grapple with issues of inequality, environmental justice, and power. 3 units.
10201	POLI 476 - 001 The Political Theory of the American Founding	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Matthew Weidenfeld	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0452	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A role-immersive simulation of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Students employ their knowledge of the political theory and science of the founding period to become the Convention of 1787 and write a constitution. 3 units.
5622	POLI 488 - 001 Game Theory	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Anna Bassi	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0452	25/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, POLI 287 or 288. Increasingly, political and social scientists are using game theory to analyze strategic interactions across different settings. This course aims to give students a deep technical understanding of the most relevant concepts of game theory and how these concepts have been applied to the study of political and economic phenomena. 3 units.
11528	POLI 490 - 001 Advanced Special Topics in Political Science	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Tyler Pratt	Graham Memorial-Rm 0035	29/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A detailed examination of advanced special topics in political science. 3 units.
10550	POLI 490 - 200 Advanced Special Topics in Political Science	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	ROBERT JENKINS	Dey Hall-Rm 0203	12/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A detailed examination of advanced special topics in political science. 3 units.
13354	POLI 490 - 201 Advanced Special Topics in Political Science	Th 9:30AM - 12:15PM	HOLGER MOROFF	Venable Hall-Rm G307	11/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A detailed examination of advanced special topics in political science. 3 units.
3665	POLI 691H - 001 Honors Seminar in Research Design	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Suzanne Globetti	Dey Hall-Rm 0201	21/23 (23 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Required of all students in the honors program in political science. 3 units.
2638	POLI 698 - 001 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Daniel Munoz	Caldwell Hall-Rm 0103	Seats filled (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, PHIL 384. Permission of the department. This capstone course advances PHIL 384, focusing on such theoretical and philosophical issues as the analysis of rights or distributive justice and the institutional implications of moral forms. 3 units.
3673	POLI 698 - 002 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course	MoWe 4:40PM - 5:55PM	William Berger	Dey Hall-Rm 0313	3/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, PHIL 384. Permission of the department. This capstone course advances PHIL 384, focusing on such theoretical and philosophical issues as the analysis of rights or distributive justice and the institutional implications of moral forms. 3 units.
4199	POLI 698 - 003 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Gerard Rothfus	Peabody Hall-Rm 2066	Seats filled (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, PHIL 384. Permission of the department. This capstone course advances PHIL 384, focusing on such theoretical and philosophical issues as the analysis of rights or distributive justice and the institutional implications of moral forms. 3 units.
13473	POLI 698 - 004 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Erik Zhang	Peabody Hall-Rm 2066	Seats filled (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, PHIL 384. Permission of the department. This capstone course advances PHIL 384, focusing on such theoretical and philosophical issues as the analysis of rights or distributive justice and the institutional implications of moral forms. 3 units.
13307	POLI 711 - 001 American Political Behavior	We 12:20PM - 3:10PM	TIMOTHY RYAN	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	9/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Theoretical study of mass behavior (i.e., participation, voting, protest) in the American context. 3 units.
13308	POLI 736 - 001 Political Transitions and Democratization in Comparative Perspective	We 12:20PM - 3:10PM	MILADA VACHUDOVA	Stone Center-Rm 0201	10/14 (14 total)	Seats filled
Description: Examination of contrasting theoretical approaches to understanding democracy. Comparative study of Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America elucidates challenges and opportunities that affect possibilities for democratization and consolidation. 3 units.
13309	POLI 741 - 001 Latin American Politics: Research and Analysis	Tu 12:30PM - 3:20PM	CECILIA MARTINEZ-GALLARDO	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0351	4/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Reviews major works and theoretical perspectives in the literature, assesses contemporary political science research on Latin America, and examines problems of field research. 3 units.
11534	POLI 751 - 001 Theories of International Relations II	Mo 12:20PM - 3:10PM	CAMERON BALLARD-ROSA	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	8/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to the central issues and major theoretical developments in the field of international relations, focusing on the politics of international economic relations, law and organization, and fundamental system change. 3 units.
13310	POLI 759 - 001 Research in Cooperation and Conflict Processes	Tu 3:30PM - 6:20PM	MARK CRESCENZI	Murphey Hall-Rm 0221	4/14 (14 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Advanced doctoral-level course. Builds off POLI 750 to explore current lines of research on conflict and cooperation. Each student will develop potential research projects and one expanded research project. The project should be suitable for subsequent development into a thesis and/or publication. Course focuses on research and the research process. 3 units.
13311	POLI 768 - 001 Feminist Political Theory	Th 12:30PM - 3:20PM	Susan Bickford	Davie Hall-Rm 0101	12/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A survey of feminist approaches to politics and political inquiry. 3 units.
1789	POLI 784 - 001 Regression Models	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Ye Wang	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0351	18/19 (19 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to linear and nonlinear regression models for continuous and categorical data. Topics include ordinary least squares estimation, maximum likelihood estimation, casual inference for observational studies, graphical model interpretation techniques, and data analysis in R. 4 units.
13335	POLI 784 - 587 Regression Models	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Tyler Ditmore, Matias Tarillo	Phillips Hall-Rm 0220	18/19 (19 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to linear and nonlinear regression models for continuous and categorical data. Topics include ordinary least squares estimation, maximum likelihood estimation, casual inference for observational studies, graphical model interpretation techniques, and data analysis in R. 0 units.
2876	POLI 789 - 001 Game Theory	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Anna Bassi	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0351	9/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This class provides graduate students with an introduction to game theoretic modeling, focusing on noncooperative game theory. Topics covered include normal form games, extensive-form games, and games of incomplete information. 3 units.
9541	POLI 861 - 001 Questionnaire Design	Fr 1:00PM - 3:30PM	Emily Geisen, EMILIA PEYTCHEVA, Jill Stevens	TBA	Seats filled (2 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines the stages of questionnaire design including developmental interviewing, question writing, question evaluation, pretesting, questionnaire ordering, and formatting. Reviews the literature on questionnaire construction. Provides hands-on experience in developing questionnaires. 3 units.
11536	POLI 888 - 200 Applying Data Analysis to Transatlantic Studies	Fr 9:05AM - 12:05PM	MARK CRESCENZI, Jaime Lindh	Davie Hall-Rm 0101	12/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, POLI 788. This course is designed to get students to expand multivariate data analysis skills and to think critically about the presentation of information in professional settings and the media. A key goal is to give participants the confidence to critically evaluate whether the presentation of data is professionally sound. Another central goal is to expand skills in multivariate analysis by engaging in a semester-long research project that culminates in a publication quality paper. 3 units.
13313	POLI 891 - 001 Special Topics in Political Science	Th 12:30PM - 3:20PM	Alexander Sahn	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0351	9/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Seminar in selected areas of political science. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated for credit. 1 - 3 units.